Edwin H. Land
American scientist and inventor
Edwin H. Land (1909 - 1991) was an American physicist and inventor.
Edwin H. Land | |
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| Born | Edwin Herbert Land May 7, 1909 |
| Died | March 1, 1991 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Dr. Land |
| Known for | Polarizing film[1] Land instant camera |
| Spouse | Helen Terre Maislen (m. 1929; 2 children) |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1963) IRI Medal (1965) Perkin Medal (1974) Harold Pender Award (1979) National Medal of Technology Fellow of the Royal Society[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Influenced | Steve Jobs |
In 1932, he discovered a cheap and easy way to polarize light. In 1937 he set up the Polaroid Corporation to make scientific instruments and anti-glare sunglasses. In 1947 he developed the Polaroid camera. It could print photographs without needing film.
References change
- ↑ Land, E. H.; Hunt, W. A. (1936). "The Use of Polarized Light in the Simultaneous Comparison of Retinally and Cortically Fused Colors". Science. 83 (2152): 309. doi:10.1126/science.83.2152.309. PMID 17749392.
- ↑ Campbell, Fergus William (1994). "Edwin Herbert Land. 7 May 1909-1 March 1991". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 40: 196–219. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1994.0035. S2CID 72500555.
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